Shi Shichang walked into the room and took a look at the shop. It was ordinary, nothing special. He knocked on the table a few times and asked, "Are you Wenjie?"
The man didn't react for a moment. After being knocked a few more times, he wiped his face in a daze with his hand and opened his eyes. He was a middle-aged man, well dressed. He didn't know what he wanted to do with Wenjie.
"What do you want to see him for?" Could it be that this brat has caused him trouble outside again? Wei Peng looked at him nervously. As long as he said that it was his family that caused the trouble, he would tell everyone.
"Ask him something?" Shi Shichang looked at him sitting there quietly, not moving.
"Oh, Wenjie, I'm looking for you!" Wei Peng shouted behind him.
At this moment, Wei Wenjie was standing behind the house holding the paper and muttering to himself. He was also admiring Tian Xiaolan's handwriting. It was so beautiful. He wished he could write as well as her.
"Go find him inside!" Dad Wei said lazily, pointing at the wooden door.
Shi Shichang walked in the direction of his finger and saw a young man leaning against the wall reading a piece of paper. He also took a look behind him and saw that the handwriting was quite good, and it was still the same rhyme.
Shi Shichang interrupted him, walked up to him and asked, "Did you write this jingle?"
"No, it's Tian Xiaolan." Wei Wenjie hid the paper behind him.
"Who is she? Where does she live?" It sounds like a girl, so it's good to be able to write this. Few parents let their daughters go to school. They think that it's a waste of money for a girl to go to school! It's better to get married early. This is the sadness of flower-growing families.
"She is my master and lives in Wangjia Village. You can find her by asking Li Weiguo where his home is." Wei Wenjie thought he was a good person and did not ask him to shut up right away, so he told him everything without any precautions. He believed that Tian Xiaolan would not make any mistakes.
Shi Shichang had heard of Wangjia Village, the village where people were lazy in everything and were the most money-hungry. He had visited it before and, just as the legend said, it was still dozens of kilometers away from the town. It was too late today, so he decided to go there tomorrow.
As soon as he got up in the morning and finished his work, Shi Shichang rode his bicycle to Wangjia Village. He felt a little tired after pedaling for a long time. Usually when he accompanied the mayor and others on inspections, he always took a car, so this was a rare experience.
A man hurriedly ran into Director Wu Dehua's office and said, "Director, Shi Shichang is missing!"
Wu Dehua felt excited when he saw him in such a hurry: "It's good that he's gone! Did something happen to his family?" It would be best if he was dead and didn't come back.
"Director, no, I see he's been the same as usual these past two days." The person being questioned lived in the same alley as Shi Shichang, so he knew everything about his family's movements. Usually, it was Zhou Dayong who kept an eye on Wu Dehua.
"Are you not working seriously again? I'll deduct your salary!" Wu Dehua only heard the "no". Since there was nothing wrong with him, he must be planning something big, which made him a little scared.
Now he has inside information that the mayor is about to be transferred, so the vacant position will be filled by one of them. In terms of ability, he knows that Wu Dehua cannot compare to Shi Shichang, so he doesn't believe that he will make a mistake.
I didn't expect that it was okay to be watched for so long, so during this period of time, he liked to create some trouble for him when he had nothing to do, but he always avoided it.
Zhou Dayong's heart was bleeding as his salary was deducted. It was a common thing for Wu Dehua to deduct wages. He would do it whenever he was unhappy. The salary left for his own people was barely enough to make a living, and he couldn't even think about getting any more.
"If you find out what he's up to, I won't deduct your salary." These words sounded like a reward.
Zhou Dayong heard that it was indeed the case, so he immediately went to find out where he had gone. As long as he was a human, it would be impossible for him to leave no trace.
After he asked along the way, a man selling breakfast finally saw him riding his bicycle out of town and asked him about Wangjia Village.
When he went back to report what he had found out, Wu Dehua asked, "Wangjia Village?" He didn't care about these things. During the meetings, he either dozed off or was distracted. He only needed to complete the tasks assigned by his superiors and manage the restless subordinates.
"It's the village that has always failed to pay enough grain in previous years and has been crying poor and begging for money." Zhou Dayong recalled it to him. Because they are the most unique, everyone hates such difficult people.
From what he said, it seems that there is a disturbance in this village every year, which annoys him, so he tries not to attend meetings if possible.
He took a sip of water and gloated, "What happened in their village?"
"It's okay! I didn't hear anything happen." Zhou Dayong shook his head.
Zhou Dayong is a well-known gossip girl in the town. He knows a lot of things. He was the one who found out that the mayor was going to be replaced.
That's strange. If nothing happened, why would Shi Shichang go to a remote village? He must be up to no good!
"Go and ask first, and I'll approve half a day off for you." Wu Dehua was making arrangements. He only had to move his fingers and the people below would get it done for him.
"Director, what about what I need to do?" Zhou Dayong looked at him worriedly. If he didn't finish his daily work, he would have to work overtime.
"Come back and do it, do you still want me to do it for you?"
The sound sounded like it was coming from the nose, with a strong sense of disdain.
"Okay." Zhou Dayong left disappointed. He shouldn't have expected him to make any kind arrangements.
Wu Dehua spat out the tea leaves in his mouth and said to him, "Wait a minute, I'll give you a raise if you do this well."
Zhou Dayong was used to hearing this from him and felt no wavering in his heart because it had never happened once.
"Okay, how do I get there?" He just went out and then remembered that today was not a market day and there was no bus, and he was only given half a day off. Could he be asked to walk there and back, and his feet would be tired after walking dozens of kilometers?
"Take my bike. If you scratch it, forget about your salary this month." Wu Dehua was eager to know what Shi Shichang was doing in Wangjia Village, so he lent him his bike. "By the way, come back and clean it for me."
If possible, he wouldn't want to borrow his car. After all, his car is his baby. He has worked like a slave for him for so long, but it is not as valuable as his car.
Under everyone's inquiring gazes, he went to the yard to find his car. There were already many scratches all over the car. He originally thought that Wu Dehua asked him to clean it because there was a lot of dust in the countryside. The tires were covered with mud and patina before he even used it.
He got on his bike and pedaled hard to catch up with Shi Shichang. He only had half a day off, and he had to ride back and forth without stopping to catch up.
In the village, Tian Xiaolan had already had breakfast, and they all went about their own business. Li Weimin was still at home today. It was almost the busy farming season, and the brick factory no longer needed them.
Holding the basin, he asked Tian Xiaolan if she had any clothes to wash. Tian Xiaolan actually did have some. She had just come back from town yesterday and her back was covered in sweat from the heat, so she handed it to him.
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